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CBA to plead guilty to 30 criminal charges over sale of consumer credit insurance
The Commonwealth Bank will plead guilty to criminal charges following an ASIC investigation over misleading representations to customers who purchased add-on consumer credit insurance.
EY nears settlement in negligence case over Coca-Cola Amatil sale of SPC
EY has reached an in-principle settlement in a case brought by Melbourne-based joint venture Shepparton Partners Collective alleging the consulting giant was negligent, but the firm copped a dressing down from a judge on Thursday for asking him to keep its motion to toss the case on ice.
Concrete company knew of prior Opal Tower failure, class action cross-claim alleges
Prefab concrete company Evolution Precast Systems failed to install reinforced concrete in Sydney's ill-fated Opal Tower and knew about a prior failure with one of the building's panels, engineer WSP Structures alleges in a cross-claim lobbed in a class action on behalf of residents of the tower.
Boral denies loss claims in shareholder class action
Boral has denied that shareholders bringing two class actions against it over financial irregularities in its North America windows business suffered any loss, saying that its systems helped spot and prevent the financial manipulation from continuing.
Allianz loses bid for class action beauty parade
A judge has signed off on a proposal by two law firms to jointly run a consolidated class action against Allianz over add-on car insurance, shooting down the insurer's argument that a beauty contest would promote competitive contingency fee rates.
Christian Porter says mystery benefactor contributed funds to defamation case
The federal Labor party has called on Christian Porter to reveal what he knows about an anonymous donor that covered a portion of his costs in pursuing defamation proceedings against the ABC over an article airing historical rape allegations.
Judge rejects first ever bid for contingency fees in class action
Saying the interests of class action members "must be given primacy", a judge has rejected the first bid for a group costs order in a class action since contingency fee legislation passed in Victoria.
PwC a ‘different beast’ to law firms when it comes to privilege, court hears
Assessing claims of privilege involving multidisciplinary firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers that offer legal and accounting services is "inherently awkward", a court heard on the final day of a hearing in a privilege battle between the accounting firm and the ATO.
ACCC says Qantas, Japan Airlines alliance could cause prices to soar
A proposed alliance between Qantas and Japan Airlines has failed to take flight after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said the coordination of flights between Australia, New Zealand and Japan could cause ticket prices to soar.
ACCC to probe Apple Pay restrictions on banks
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating competition concerns about Apple’s refusal to allow third party access to the near-field communication chip that allows iPhone users to make 'tap and go' payments through Apple Pay.